Description
The fifth edition of The Souls of Black Folk by W.E.B. DuBois, published in 1904.
Octavo, viii, [2], 264pp, [5pp ads]. Black cloth, title in gilt on front cover and spine. Stated “Fifth Edition” on title page, with “November 1, 1904” on copyright page. Slight lean to text block, splash stain to front cover, worn corners, a very good example. Internally clean. Features a frontispiece portrait with facsimile signature protected by tissue guard.
(Blockson 4028)
The Souls of Black Folk by W.E.B. DuBois is a seminal work of African-American literature, addressing the experience of Black Americans in the United States at the turn of the 20th century. Notable essays from the book include “Of Our Spiritual Strivings,” “Of the Dawn of Freedom,” and “Of the Passing of the First-Born.” The Souls of Black Folk was first published on April 19, 1903 by A.C. McClurg of Chicago.
